THE ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, 2011 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1.  Short title, extent and commencement. 
2.  Definitions. 
3.  Establishment of Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research. 
4.  Object of Academy. 
5.  Relationship of Academy with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 
6.  Declaration of Academy as an institution of national importance. 
7.  Transfer  of  assets,  liabilities,  etc.,  of  existing  Academy  to  Academy  established  under  this  Act 

and other provisions, etc.  

8.  Functions and powers of Academy.  
9.  Academyopen to all castes, creed, race or class. 
10.  Authorities of Academy. 
11.  Composition of Board of Governors. 
12.  Appointment of Chairperson. 
13.  Nomination of distinguished scientists or academicians of global eminence, eminent industrialists 
or  technologists  and  heads  of  three  premier  institutions  in  the  field  of  imparting  education  in 
science and technology. 

14.  Nomination  of  distinguished  scientists  or  outstanding  scientists  of  Council  of  Scientific  and 
Industrial   Research or Directors of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research laboratories. 

15.  Allowances payable to members of Board. 
16.  Term of office of members of Board. 
17.  Powers of Board. 
18.  Senate. 
19.  Powers of Senate. 
20.  Chancellor of Academy. 
21.  Director of Academy. 
22.  Appointment and duty of Director of Academy, etc. 
23.  Associate Directors. 
24.  Powers of other authorities. 
25.  Funds of Academy. 
26.  Accounts. 
27.  Audit of accounts and its publication. 
28.  Statutes. 
29.  Matters to be provided by Statutes. 
30.  Ordinances. 
31.  Review of functioning of Academy. 
32.  Appointments. 
33.  Conditions of service. 
34.  Arbitration. 
35.  Resignation, removal and suspension of Chairperson and other Member or Director. 
36.  Meetings. 
37.  Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts or proceedings of Board, Academy or any other body. 
38.  Power to remove difficulties. 

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THE ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, 2011 

ACT NO. 13 OF 2012 

[6thFebruary, 2012.] 

An Act to establish an Academy for furtherance of the advancement of learning and prosecution 
of  research  in  the  field  of  science  and  technology  in  association  with  Council  of  Scientific 
and  Industrial  Research  and  to  declare  the  institution  known  as  the  Academy  of  Scientific 
and  Innovative  Research,  to  be  an  institution  of  national  importance  to  provide  for  its 
incorporation and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Academy of Scientific 

and Innovative Research Act, 2011. 

(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*. 
(3)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. 

2. Definitions.—In this Act, and in all Statutes and Ordinances made thereunder, unless the context 

otherwise requires,— 

(a) “Academy” means the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research established under sub-

section (1) of section 3; 

(b) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research 

referred to in section 10; 

(c)  “Council of Scientific and Industrial Research” means a society registered by the name of the 
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860); 

(d) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 12; 

(e) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the Academy referred to in section 20; 

(f) “Director” means the Director of the Academy appointed under section 22; 

(g) “distinguished scientists” or “outstanding scientists” of the Council of Scientific and Industrial 

Research means scientists of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research designated as such; 

(h) “existing Academy” means the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research established in 
pursuance of the Resolution of the Government of India in the Ministry of Science and Technology, 
Department  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research,  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research,                
vide No. 6/1/CSIR-Ac SIR/2010-PPD, dated the 1st July, 2010; 

(i) “Faculty of the Academy” means Academy Professors, Professors of Eminence, Distinguished 
Professors,  Outstanding  Professors,  Senior  Professors,  Emeritus  Professors,  Professors,  Associate 
Professors,  Assistant  Professors,  visiting  faculty,  and  such  other  persons  as  may  be  appointed  for 
imparting  instruction  or  conducting  research  in  the  Academy  or  institutions  maintained  by  the 
Academy  and  includes  the  scientists  of  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  assigned  for 
imparting instruction or conducting research; 

(j) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette; 

(k) “Statutes and Ordinances” means the Statutes and the Ordinances of the Academy for the time 

being in force. 

1.  3rd  April,  2012  [except  sub-section  (2)  of  section  5],  vide  notification  No.  S.O.  709(E),  dated  2nd  April,  2012,  see 

Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 

26th June, 2013 [sub-sec. (2) of section 5], vide notification No. S.O. 1850(E), dated 26th June, 2013, see Gazette of India, 

Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 

*.  Vide  notification  No.  S.O.  3912(E),  dated  30th  October,  2019,  this  Act  is  made  applicable  to  the  Union  territory  of 

Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh. 

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3. Establishment of Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research.—(1) With effect from such 
date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for 
the purposes of this Act an Academy to be called the “Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research” a 
body corporate by such name. 

(2)  The  headquarters  of  the  Academy  shall  be  at  such  place  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by 

notification, specify. 

(3) The Academy may have such number of regional centres and campuses, as it may deem fit. 

(4)  The  Academy  shall  have  perpetual  succession  and  a  common  seal  with  power,  subject  to  the 
provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and shall by that name, 
sue and be sued. 

4. Objects of Academy.—(1) The objects of the Academy shall be to— 

 (a)  disseminate  advanced  knowledge  in  science  and  technology,  by  providing  teaching  and 
research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit, particularly in emerging areas and 
such areas as may emerge in future; 

(b) undertake inter-disciplinary studies and research; 

(c)  conduct  courses  in,  and  integrate  into  its  courses,  inter-disciplinary  and  multi-disciplinary 
areas  covering  natural  sciences,  life  sciences,  mathematical  and  computational  sciences,  medical 
sciences,  engineering,  applied  art,  humanities,  social  sciences,  law  relating  to  these  areas  and 
interfaces thereof; 

(d) take appropriate measures for innovations in teaching and learning processes; 

(e) create an ambience for learning and scholarship in advanced science and technology instead of 

exclusively focusing on marks or grades; 

(f) educate and train manpower in scientific and technological fields; 

(g) establish linkages with industries in India and outside India for the promotion of science and 

technology; 

(h)  collaborate,  in  appropriate  areas  in  the  field  of  science  and  technology,  with  reputed 

universities and institutions in India or outside India; 

(i)  promote  research  in  science  and  technology  having  a  bearing  on  social,  economic,  cultural, 

intellectual and academic welfare of the people. 

(2) The Academy shall primarily focus on research and imparting instruction in such areas as are not 

ordinarily taught in regular academic universities in India. 

(3) The curricula, pedagogy and evaluation of the Academy shall be innovative and directed towards 
creating  highest  quality  personnel  with  cross-disciplinary  knowledge,  aiming  to  provide  leaders  in  the 
field of science and technology. 

5.  Relationship  of  Academy  with  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research.—(1)  The 
Academy shall be, provided, or, allowed to use, the infrastructure and scientific manpower of the Council 
of Scientific and Industrial Research for teaching and research purposes for mutual benefit. 

(2)  The  Academy,  within  two  weeks  of  the  commencement  of  this  Act,  shall,  notwithstanding 
anything contained in any other Act, rules, regulations or bye-laws for the time being in force, enter into a 
Memorandum of Understanding with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, for the purposes 
of  its  affiliation  with  the  Academy  for  the  purposes  of  academics,  teaching  and  award  of  degrees  or 
diplomas, and, the persons pursuing the studies in the Council for award of any degree or diploma, after 
entering of such Memorandum of Understanding, be awarded degrees or diplomas by the said Academy: 

Provided that any person pursuing any academic or research course, before the commencement of this 
Act,  in  the  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  for  award  of  any  degree  or  diploma  and 
registered for the said purpose with any other university, may,  with the approval of the university with 

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which such person is registered, migrate after such commencement to the Academy established under this 
Act and be registered with the said Academy for grant of the same degree or diploma by the Academy 
established  under  this  Act  and  such  person  shall  be  deemed  to  have  migrated  and  registered  with  the 
Academy established under this Act at the same level of study in the university from which such person 
migrated. 

(3) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be construed to affect the functions 
or powers of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, being discharged or exercised, before the 
commencement of this Act, by the Council or to affiliate with any other university or institution for the 
purposes of academics, teaching and award of degrees or diplomas or for any other purposes necessary 
for pursuing its objects. 

6.  Declaration  of  Academy  as  an  institution  of national importance.—It  is  hereby  declared  that 

the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research shall be an institution of national importance. 

7. Transfer of assets, liabilities, etc., of existing Academy to Academy established under this Act 

and other provisions, etc.—(1) On and from the date of establishment of the Academy,— 

(a) any reference to the existing Academy in any law other than this Act or in any contract or other 

instrument shall be deemed as a reference to the Academy; 

(b) all properties and assets, movable and immovable, of, or belonging to, the existing Academy, 

shall vest in the Academy; 

(c) all rights and liabilities of the existing Academy  shall be transferred to, and be the rights and 

liabilities of, the Academy; 

(d) without prejudice to the provisions of clause (c), all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, 
all  contracts  entered  into  and  all  matters  and  things  engaged  to  be  done  by,  with  or  for  the  existing 
Academy  immediately  before  that  date,  for  or  in  connection  with  the  purpose  of  the  said  existing 
Academy shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered into or engaged to be done by, with or for, the 
Academy; 

(e) all sums of money due to the existing Academy immediately before that date shall be deemed to 

be due to the Academy; 

(f) all suits and other legal proceedings instituted or which could have been instituted by or against 
the existing Academy immediately before that date may be continued or may be instituted by or against 
the Academy; 

(g) every employee (including those appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in 
the existing Academy) holding any office under the existing Academy or teaching therein immediately 
before that date shall hold his office in the Academy or continue teaching therein by the same tenure 
and  upon  the  same  terms  and  conditions  of  service  as  respects  remuneration,  leave,  provident  fund, 
retirement and other terminal benefits as he would have held such office if the Academy had not been 
established and shall continue to do so as an employee of the Academy or until the expiry of the period 
of six months from that date if such employee opts not to be the employee of the Academy within such 
period. 

(2) Any person pursuing any academic or research course, before the commencement of this Act, in 
the existing Academy for award of any degree or diploma or certificate shall be entitled to pursue such 
academic or research course after the establishment of the Academy under this Act and be registered with 
the  said  Academy  for  grant  of  the  same  degree  or  diploma  or  certificate  by  the  Academy  established 
under  this  Act  and  such  person  shall  be  deemed  to  have  migrated  and  registered  with  the  Academy 
established  under this  Act at  the  same  level  of study in  the  existing  Academy  from  which  such  person 
migrated. 

(3) Any person, who immediately before the commencement of this Act, had been awarded a degree 
or  diploma  or  certificate  for  having  qualified  any  course  by  the  existing  Academy,  shall  be  entitled  to 
award of equivalent degree or diploma by the Academy subject to approval by the Board of the Academy. 

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(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) or in any 
other law for the time being in force, absorption of any employee by the Academy in its regular service 
under this section shall not entitle such employee to any compensation under that Act or other law and no 
such claim shall be entertained by any court, tribunal or other authority. 

8. Functions and powers of Academy.—(1) The Academy shall discharge its functions and exercise 

the following powers, namely:— 

 (i)  to  provide  for  instructions  and  conduct  research  in  such  branches  of  learning  like  natural 
sciences,  life  sciences,  mathematical  and  computational  sciences,  medical  sciences,  engineering, 
applied  art,  humanities,  social  sciences,  law  relating  to  these  areas  and  interfaces  thereof,  and  in 
particular, in inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary areas of these branches, and in all such areas as 
may emerge in future and other emerging areas of knowledge, as the Academy may from time to time 
determine and make provision for advancement and dissemination of knowledge; 

(ii)to  lay  administrative  standards  and  structures  and  decide  on  all  matters  of  creation  of  posts, 
laying  down  standards  for  recruitment,  determining  compensation  packages,  and  contractual 
arrangements; 

(iii)to design its curriculum and pedagogy for award of diplomas or certificates and confer degrees 

or other academic distinctions as it may deem fit; 

(iv) to grant, subject to such conditions as the Academy may determine, diplomas or certificates and 
confer degrees or other academic distinctions on the basis of such methods of evaluation and to hold its 
examinations, as the Academy may, from time to time, determine and to withdraw any such diplomas, 
certificates, degrees or other academic distinctions for good and sufficient cause; 

(v) to frame Statutes and Ordinances and to alter, modify or rescind the same; 

(vi) toorganise and undertake extramural studies, training and extension services; 

(vii) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions; 

(viii)  to  provide  distance  education  in  such  branches  of  learning  and  to  such  persons  as  it  may 

determine; 

(ix)  to  institute  professorships,  associate  professorships  and  assistant  professorships  including 
Academy Professors, Professors of Eminence, Distinguished Professors, Outstanding Professors, Senior 
Professors, Emeritus Professors, or visiting positions and other teaching or academic or other positions, 
required by the Academy and to make appointments to such positions; 

(x) to appoint persons from any other university, or institution, or industry, or persons of eminence 

from appropriate fields of studies, including those outside the country, as Faculty of the Academy; 

(xi) to create administrative, ministerial and other posts and to make appointments thereto; 

(xii) to co-operate or collaborate or associate with any body including, any university or institution, 

or industry, located in India or outside India; 

(xiii) to establish such centres and specialised laboratories or other units for research and instruction 

as may be required; 

(xiv) to set up schools, centres and campuses and function therefrom or conduct classes from any 
place of its choice, including the premises of laboratories or other centres of the Council of Scientific 
and Industrial Research; 

(xv) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prizes; 

(xvi)  to  conduct  research,  advisory  and  consultancy  services  with  or  for  any  entity,  public  or 
private,  whether  in  India  or  outside  India,  which  are  in  conformity  with  the  spirit  and  object  of  the 
Academy; 

(xvii)  to  engage  scientists  of  the  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  as  Faculty  in 

imparting instruction and conducting research in the Academy; 

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(xviii)  to  establish,  maintain  and  manage  institutions  and  hostels  for  residence  of  students  or 
establish and maintain such institutions through the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research or any 
other body; 

(xix) to fix, demand and receive payment of fees and other charges; 

(xx)  to  determine  the  standards  of  admission  to  the  Academy,  which  may  include  examination, 

other innovative models of testing or evaluation; 

(xxi)  to  supervise  the  residences  of  the  students  of  the  Academy  and  to  make  arrangements  for 

promoting their health, general welfare, cultural and corporate life; 

(xxii)  to  lay  down  conditions  of  service  for  all  categories  of  employees,  including  their  code  of 

conduct; 

(xxiii)  to  regulate  and  enforce  discipline,  among  the  students  and  employees  and  to  take  such 

disciplinary measures in this regard as may be necessary; 

(xxiv) to make arrangements for promoting the health and general welfare of the employees; 

(xxv)  to  receive  grants,  benefactions,  donations,  gifts,  bequests  and  transfer  or  acquire,  hold  and 
manage and dispose of any property movable or immovable, including trust and endowment properties 
for the purposes of the Academy: 

Provided that no such grants, benefactions, donations, gifts, bequests and transfer shall be accepted by 
the Academy which in the opinion of the Board involves conditions or obligations opposed to the spirit 
and object of this Act; 

(xxvi) to borrow, on the security of property of the Academy or otherwise, money for the purposes 
of the Academy or utilise its property for such purposes as are in conformity with the spirit and object 
of this Act; 

(xxvii)  to  do  all  such  other  acts  and  things  as  may  be  necessary,  incidental  or  conducive  to  the 

attainment of all or any of its objects. 

(2) In exercising its powers referred to in sub-section (1), it shall be the endeavour of the Academy to 
maintain  an  all  India  character  and  high  standards  of  teaching  and  research,  and,  the  Academy  shall, 
among  other  measures  which  may  be  necessary  for  the  said  purpose,  take,  in  particular,  the  following 
measures, namely:— 

(i) subject to the provisions of section 9, the admission of students shall be made on merit; 

(ii)  continuous  evaluation  or  other  innovative  methods  of  evaluation  and  choice  based  credit 
system  may  be  introduced and the  Academy  may  enter into  agreements  with other universities  and 
academic institutions in India or outside India for credit transfer and joint degree programmes; 

(iii)  innovative  courses  and  programmes  of  studies  shall  be  introduced  with  a  provision  for 

periodic review and restructuring; 

(iv) the imparting of instruction shall be, as far as may be, through use of modern techniques or 

technologies; 

(v) the systems and structures of the Academy should be flexible to adapt to the requirements of 

multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary studies; 

(vi)  active  participation  of  students  may  be  ensured  in  governance  of  academic  matters  of  the 

Academy. 

9. Academy open to all castes, creed, race or class.—(1) The Academy shall be open to all persons, 
of either sex, irrespective of caste, creed, race or class, and it shall not be lawful for the Academy to adopt 
or impose on any person, any test whatsoever of religious belief or profession in order to be entitled to be 
appointed as a Faculty of the Academy or to hold any other office therein, or to be employed therein or to 
be  admitted  as  a  student  in  the  Academy  or  to  graduate  thereat  or  to  enjoy  or  exercise  any  privilege 
thereof. 

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(2) The Academy shall make special provision for the employment or admission of women, persons 
with  disabilities  or  of  persons  belonging  to  the  weaker  sections  of the society  and,  in  particular,  of  the 
Scheduled  Castes,  the  Scheduled  Tribes  and  the  other  socially  and  educationally  backward  classes  of 
citizens and any exemption from making such reservation under the proviso to clause (b) of section 4 of 
the  Central  Educational  Institutions  (Reservation  in  Admission)  Act,  2006  (5  of  2007)  shall  not  be 
applicable to the Academy: 

Provided that no such special provision shall be made on the ground of domicile. 

10. Authorities of Academy.—The following shall be the authorities of the Academy, namely:— 

(a) The Board; 

(b) Senate; 

(c) Director; 

(d) Boards of Studies; 

(e) such other authorities as may be declared by the Statutes to be the authorities of the Academy. 

11.  Composition  of  Board  of  Governors.—(1)  The  Board  referred  to  in  clause  (a)  of  section  10 

shall consist of the following, namely:— 

(a) the Chairperson of the Board, to be appointed under section 12; 

(b)  the  Director-General  of  the  Council  of  Scientific 

ex officio vice-chairperson; 

and Industrial Research, 

(c)  the  President  of  the  Indian  National  Science 

ex officio member; 

Academy, 

(d)  the  Chairman,  Atomic  Energy 

  Commission, 

ex officio member; 

Government of India, 

(e)the 

Chairman, 

Government of India, 

Space 

Commission, 

ex officio member; 

(f)  the  Chairman,  University  Grants  Commission, 

ex officio member; 

Government of India, 

(g)  the  Finance  Secretary  in  the  Ministry  of  finance 

ex officio member; 

Government of India, 

(h) the heads of three premier institutions in the field of 

imparting education in Science and Technology, 

members 
under section 13; 

to  be  nominated 

(i)  four  distinguished  scientists  or  academicians  of 
global  eminence,  of  which  two  should  be  from  reputed 
institutions outside India, 

members 
under section 13; 

to  be  nominated 

(j) three eminent industrialists or technologists, 

(k) 

four  distinguished  scientists  or  outstanding 
scientists  or  Directors  of  laboratories  of  Council  of 
Scientific and Industrial Research, 

members 
under section 13; 

to  be  nominated 

members 
under section 14; 

to  be  nominated 

(l) the Director of the Academy, 

ex officio member. 

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(2) The Chairperson shall ordinarily preside over the meetings of the Board. 

(3)  The  Board  may  evolve  its  own  procedure  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  its  meetings  and 

transacting business therein. 

(4) The Associate Director in charge of administration of the Academy shall be the Secretary of the 

Board. 

12. Appointment of Chairperson.—(1) The Chairperson shall be appointed by the President of the 
Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research,  on  the  recommendation  of  the  selection  committee 
constituted under sub-section (2): 

Provided that the Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, being the ex 
officio  Vice-Chairperson  ,  as  referred  to  in  clause  (b)  of  sub-section  (1)  of  section  11,  shall  act  as  the 
Chairperson until the first Chairperson is selected and appointed in accordance with the provisions of this 
Act: 

Provided further that no person shall be selected and appointed as Chairperson unless such person is 

an Indian citizen. 

(2) The selection committee referred to in sub-section (1) shall consist of four eminent scientists or 
technologists of international repute, as may be nominated by the President of the Council of Scientific 
and Industrial Research. 

(3)  At  least  two  eminent  scientists  or  technologists  of  international  repute  nominated  under  sub-
section  (2) shall be from  the  heads  of  international  societies, academies,  or similar  organisations  in  the 
field of science and technology. 

(4) The selection committee referred to in sub-section (2) shall— 

(a)  be  constituted  within  six  months  before  the  completion  of  tenure  of  the  incumbent  as  the 

Chairperson of the Board; 

(b) submit its  recommendation  at  least three  months before the  completion  of  the  tenure  of the 

incumbent Chairperson. 

(5) The selection committee may evolve its own procedure for the purposes of meetings and making 
recommendations  under sub-section (1)  including  making  recommendations  in  respect  of a  person  who 
has not applied for the post of Chairperson. 

(6) Three members of the selection committee referred to in sub-section (1) shall form quorum for the 

meeting of the committee. 

(7)  The  Chairperson  shall  exercise  such  other  powers  and  perform  such  other  functions  as  may  be 

assigned to him by this Act or the Statutes. 

13.  Nomination  of  distinguished  scientists  or  academicians  of  global  eminence,  eminent 
industrialists  or  technologists  and  heads  of  three  premier  institutions  in  the  field  of  imparting 
education in science and technology.—The heads of three premier institutions in the field of imparting 
education in science and technology, referred to in clause (h), the distinguished scientists or academicians 
of  global  eminence  referred  to  in  clause  (i),  and  eminent  industrialists  or  technologists  referred  to  in 
clause  (j),  of  sub-section  (1)  of  section  11,  shall  be  nominated,  by  the  President  of  the  Council  of 
Scientific and Industrial Research. 

14. Nomination of distinguished scientists or outstanding scientists of Council of Scientific and 
Industrial  Research  or  Directors  of  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  laboratories.— 
The  nomination  of  distinguished  scientists  or  outstanding  scientists  of  the  Council  of  Scientific  and 
Industrial Research or Directors of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research laboratories, referred to 
in  clause  (k)  of  sub-section  (1)  of  section  11  shall  be  made  by  the  Governing  Body  of  the  Council  of 
Scientific and Industrial Research. 

15. Allowances payable to members of Board.—The members of the Board shall be entitled to such 
allowances, if any, from the Academy, as may be provided for, in the Statutes but no member other than 

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the Director of the Academy referred to in clause (l) of sub-section (1) of section 11, shall be entitled to 
any salary by reason of this section. 

16. Term of office of members of Board.—(1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, term of 
office of the Chairperson or any other nominated member of the Board shall be four years, being one term 
of the Board and they shall not be eligible to be re-appointed as Chair person or nominated as a member, 
as the case may be. 

Explanation I.—The period of term of office of the Chairperson or any other nominated member of 
the Board [other than ex officio Vice-Chairperson and ex officio members and nominated members under 
clause (k) of sub-section (1) of section 11] of the existing Academy shall be counted for the purposes of 
this sub-section. 

Explanation II.—For the removal of doubt it is hereby declared that a person who held the office of a 
member shall not be eligible to be re-appointed as a member but may be appointed as the Chairperson in 
accordance with the provisions of this Act: 

Provided that an outgoing member of the Board shall, unless or otherwise directed, continue in office 

until another person is appointed, or, as the case may be, nominated as a member in his place. 

(2) In the event of vacancy in the office of the Chairperson, by reason of his death or resignation or 
otherwise,  the  Vice-Chairperson  shall  act  as  the  Chairperson  until  a  new  Chairperson  is  appointed  in 
accordance with the provisions of this Act to fill the vacancy and enter upon his office: 

Provided that a person appointed due to a vacancy in the office of Chairperson under sub-section (2), 
shall be eligible to be appointed as Chairperson in accordance with the provisions of this Act only for one 
term in addition to the period for which he was appointed to fill the vacancy of Chairperson. 

(3) In the event of vacancy in the office of a nominated member under clauses (h), (i), (j) and (k) of 
sub-section (1) of section 11 by reason of his death or resignation or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled 
in accordance with the provisions of this Act: 

Provided that a person nominated under sub-section (1) of section 11 due to a vacancy in the office of 
the member, such person shall be eligible to be nominated only for one term as member in accordance 
with the provisions of this Act, in addition to the period for which he was nominated to fill the vacancy. 

(4) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue as long as he holds the office by virtue 

of which he is a member. 

(5) One-fourth of the members, being distinguished scientists or outstanding scientists or Directors of 
laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research nominated under clause (k) of sub-section 
(1) of section 11 shall retire every year and new members shall be nominated in their place in accordance 
with the provisions of this Act: 

Provided  that,  notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  this  sub-section,  the  members,  being 
distinguished  scientists  or outstanding  scientists  of  the  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  or 
Directors of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research laboratories nominated under clause (k) of 
sub-section (1) of section 11, immediately after the commencement of this Act for the first time, may hold 
office for such period, as may be specified in their nomination and provisions of this sub-section shall not 
be applicable to such nominated members. 

17. Powers of Board.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall be responsible for 
the general superintendence, direction and control of the affairs of the Academy and shall exercise all the 
powers of the Academy not otherwise provided for by this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances, and shall 
have the power to review the acts of the Senate. 

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Board shall have the powers to— 

 (a)  take  decisions  on  questions  of  policy  relating  to  the  administration  and  working  of  the 

Academy; 

(b) institute courses of study at the Academy; 

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(c) make Statutes; 

(d) institute and appoint persons to academic as well as other posts in the Academy; 

(e) consider and modify or cancel or rescind Ordinances; 

(f)  consider  and  pass  resolutions  on  the  annual  report,  the  annual  accounts  and  the  budget 
estimates  of  the  Academy  for  the  next  financial  year,  together  with  a  statement  of  its  development 
plans; 

(g) approve investments in infrastructure of the Academy in any land or building; 

(h)  exercise  such  other  powers  and  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  conferred  or  imposed 

upon it by this Act or the Statutes. 

(3)  The  Board  shall  also  have  the  power  to  appoint  such  committees  of  one  or  more  persons  as  it 
considers necessary for exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties and hold enquiries under 
this Act. 

18. Senate.—(1) The Senate shall consist of the following, namely:— 

 (a) the Director, ex officio, who shall be the Chairperson of the Senate; 

(b) all Associate Directors, ex officio members; 

(c) all Deans of the Academy, ex officio members; 

(d) two Professors from each area of study represented by the Boards of Studies of the Academy, 

as may be nominated by the Board, ex officio members; 

(e) two scientists of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, who being the youngest in 
age; and recipient of Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award; and who are also Faculty of the Academy, as 
may be nominated by the Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research; 

(f) two scientists of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, who being the youngest in 
age; and recipient of CSIR-Young Scientist Award; and who are Faculty of the Academy, as may be 
nominated by the Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research; 

(g) three Directors or distinguished scientists or outstanding scientists of the Council of Scientific 

and Industrial Research laboratories, nominated by its Director-General; 

(h)  three  persons,  not  being  the  employees  of  the  Academy  or  the  Council  of  Scientific  and 
Industrial  Research,  to  be  nominated  by  the  Chancellor  in  consultation  with  the  Director  from 
amongst educationists of repute, one being from each of the fields of science, engineering and social 
sciences; 

(i)such other members of the staff as may be laid down in the Statutes. 

(2)  The  tenure  of  the  nominated  members  under  clauses  (d)  to  (h)  of  sub-section  (1)  shall  be  two 

years: 

Provided that the Senate shall not, at any time, have less than fifty per cent. of its members from the 

Councilof Scientific and Industrial Research scientists teaching in the Academy. 

19.  Powers  of  Senate.—Subject  to  the provisions  of  this  Act,  the  Statutes  and the  Ordinances,  the 
Senate  of  the  Academy  shall  have  the  control  and  general  regulation,  and  be  responsible  for  the 
maintenance, of standards of instruction, education and examinations in the Academy and shall exercise 
such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the Statutes 
and Ordinances. 

20.  Chancellor  of  Academy.—(1)  The  Chairperson  of  the  Board  shall  be  the  Chancellor  of  the 

Academy. 

(2) The Chancellor shall ordinarily preside at the Convocations of the Academy. 

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21. Director of Academy.—The Director shall be the principal academic and executive officer of the 
Academy  and  shall  be  responsible  for  the  administration  of  the  Academy  and  imparting  instruction, 
research and maintenance of discipline. 

22. Appointment and duty of Director of Academy, etc.—(1) The Director shall be appointed, by 
the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, on the recommendation of the selection 
committee constituted under sub-section (2). 

(2) The selection committee referred to in sub-section (1) shall consist of— 

(a)the Chairperson of the Board; 

(b) the Vice-Chairperson of the Board; 

(c) the President of the Indian National Science Academy; 

(d) the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, Government of India;  

(e) the Chairman, Space Commission, Government of India. 

(3) The selection committee referred to in sub-section (2) shall— 

(a)  be  constituted  within  six  months  before  the  completion  of  tenure  of  the  incumbent  as  the 

Director; 

(b) submit its  recommendation  at  least three  months before the  completion  of  the  tenure  of the 

incumbent Director. 

(4) The selection committee may evolve its own procedure for the purposes of meetings and making 
recommendations  under sub-section (1)  including  making  recommendations  in  respect  of a  person  who 
has not applied for the post of Director. 

(5) Three members of the selection committee referred to in sub-section (1) shall form quorum for the 

meeting of the committee: 

Provided that  no  person  shall  be  selected  or  nominated  as  Director unless  such person  is  an  Indian 

citizen. 

(6) It shall be the duty of the Director that the decisions taken by the Board are implemented. 

(7) The Director shall submit an annual report and accounts of the Academy to the Board. 

(8) The Director shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to 

him by this Act or the Statutes or the Ordinances. 

(9) The term of the Director shall be five years. 

23.  Associate  Directors.—(1)  The  Associate  Directors  of  the  Academy  shall,  be  appointed  by  the 
Director  with  the  approval  of  the  Board,  from  amongst  Professors  of  the  Academy  or  scientists  of  the 
Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  engaged  in  academic  activity  in  the  Academy,  for  such 
period, and on such terms and conditions, as may be laid down by the Statutes, and, shall exercise such 
powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by this Act or the Statutes or by the Director. 

(2)  The  Board  may  assign  any  other  designation  for  the  Associate  Directors,  for  the  purpose  of 

administrative convenience or academic efficiency. 

24. Powers of other authorities.—(1) The constitution and powers of Board of Studies shall be such 

as may be provided in the Statutes. 

(2)  The  powers,  including  the  financial  powers  and  duties  of  authorities,  officers  and  other 

functionaries of the Academy shall be as provided by the Statutes. 

25.  Funds  of  Academy.—(1)  The  Academy  shall  maintain  and  retain  a  fund  to  which  shall  be 

credited— 

(a) all fees (including tuition fees) and other charges received by the Academy; 

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(b) all monies received by the Academy by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests 

or transfers; 

(c) monies for projects undertaken by the Academy; 

(d) income from investment made by the Academy or from any other source; 

(e) the funds received from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, by way of loan or 

otherwise; 

(f) all monies received by the Academy in any other manner or from any other source. 

(2) All monies credited to the fund of the Academy shall be deposited in such banks or invested in 

such manner as the Academy may, with the approval of the Board, decide. 

(3) The fund shall be applied for meeting,— 

(a) the salaries, allowances and other remuneration of the Chairperson, members of the Board or 

Faculty, officers and other employees or members of the committees set up by the Academy; 

(b) the expenses of the Academy in the discharge of its functions or exercise of its powers under 

section 8; 

(c) the expenses on objects of, and for purposes authorised by, this Act. 

(4)  All  expenditure  of  the  Academy  shall  be  within  the  framework  of  a  budget  approved  by  the 

Board. 

26.  Accounts.—(1)  The  Academy  shall  maintain  proper  and  separate  accounts  giving  therein  the 

details of all receipts in, and, expenditure from, such fund and other relevant particulars. 

(2) The accounts referred to in sub-section (1) shall be prepared and got audited before the expiry of 

six months from the end of each financial year. 

(3) The Academy shall submit to the Board and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the 
accounts referred to in sub-section (1) duly audited under section 27 and signed by the Director, Associate 
Director in charge of Finance and Associate Director in charge of Administration. 

(4) The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research referred to in sub-section (3), the Board and any 
other person appointed by them in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Academy shall have 
the  right  to  demand  the  production  of  books,  accounts,  connected  vouchers  and  other  documents  and 
papers and to inspect any of the offices of the Academy. 

27.  Audit  of  accounts  and  its  publication.—(1)  The  accounts  of  the  Academy  shall,  without 
prejudice  to  the  provisions  contained  in  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor-Generals  (Duties,  Powers  and 
Conditions  of  Service)  Act,  1971  (56  of  1971),  be  audited  by  auditors  who  may  be  appointed  by  the 
Board for the term of one year and such auditors shall be eligible for re-appointment. 

(2)  No  person  shall  be  eligible  to  be  appointed  as  an  auditor  under  sub-section  (1)  unless  he  is  a 
chartered accountant as defined in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Chartered Accountants 
Act, 1949 (38 of 1949), and who has obtained a certificate of practice under sub-section (1) of section 6 
of that Act. 

(3) The accounts of the Academy shall, after the completion of the audit under sub-section (1) and 
submission thereof to the Board and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research be published on the 
website of the Academy. 

28. Statutes.—(1) The Statutes of the Academy shall be enacted by the Board. 

(2)  Without  prejudice  to  the  provisions  contained  in  sub-section  (1),  the  Senate  may  make 

recommendations for enactment of Statutes to the Board. 

(3)  The  Board  may,  from  time  to  time,  make  new  Statutes  or  may  amend  or  repeal  or  rescind  the 

Statutes with effect from such date as it may direct. 

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29.  Matters  to  be  provided  by  Statutes.—Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  the  Statutes  may 
provide for all or any of the matters considered necessary by the Board for functioning of the Academy 
within the framework of this Act, including the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the conferment of degrees and diplomas; 

(b) the constitution, powers and functions of the Board of Studies; 

(c) the tuition fee and other fees to be charged; 

(d) the institution of fellowships, scholarships, medals and prizes; 

(e) the term of office and the method of appointment of officers of the Academy; 

(f)  the  qualification  of  Faculty  of  the  Academy  (other  than  the  scientists  of  the  Council  of 
Scientific and Industrial Research engaged in the service of the Academy), officers and other staff of 
Academy: 

Provided  that  the  scientists  of  the  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  engaged  in  the 
service of the Academy shall be governed by the qualifications specified by the Council and nothing 
contained  in  this  Act  shall  be  construed  to  disqualify  them  from  undertaking  the  service  of  the 
Academy or engaging them as Faculty of the Academy; 

(g)  the  classification,  the  method  of  appointment  and  the  determination  of  the  terms  and 

conditions of service of Faculty, officers and other staff of the Academy; 

(h) the provision of insurance fund, provident fund and other retirement benefits, for the benefit 

of the Faculty, officers and other staff of the Academy; 

(i) the constitution, powers and duties of authorities of the Academy; 

(j) the establishment and maintenance of hostels; 

(k) the conditions of residence of students of the Academy and the levying of fees for residence in 

the hostels and of other charges; 

(l)  the  allowances  to  be  paid  to  the  Chairperson  and  other  members  of  the  Board  and  any 

committee constituted by the Academy; 

(m) the meetings of the Board, the Senate, or any committee, the quorum at such meetings and the 

procedure to be followed in the conduct of their business; 

(n) any other matter which may be required or necessary for the purposes of this Act. 

30.  Ordinances.—(1)  Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act  and  the  Statutes,  the  Ordinances  of  the 

Academy may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

 (a) the admission of the students; 

(b) the courses of study; 

(c)  the  conditions  under  which  students  shall  be  admitted  and  shall  be  eligible  for  degrees, 
diplomas  and  certificates  and  to  the  examinations  of  the  Academy,  and  shall  be  eligible  for  the 
degrees, diplomas and certificates; 

(d) the conditions of award of the fellowships, scholarships, medals and prizes; 

(e)  the  condition  and  mode  of  appointment  and  duties  of  examining  bodies,  examiners  and 

moderators; 

(f) the conduct of examinations; 

(g) the maintenance of discipline among students of the Academy; 

(h) any other matter which by this Act or the Statute, is to be, or, may be, provided for by the 

Ordinances.  

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(2) Save as otherwise provided in this section, Ordinances shall be made by the Senate. 

(3) All Ordinances made by the Senate shall have the effect from such date as it may direct, but every 
Ordinance so made shall be submitted, as soon as may be, to the Board and shall be considered by the 
Board in its subsequent meeting. 

(4)  The  Board  shall  have  the  power  by  resolution  to  modify  or  cancel  or  rescind  any  of  the 
Ordinances  and  such  Ordinances  shall,  from  the  date  of  such  resolution  stand  modified  accordingly  or 
cancelled or rescinded, as the case may be.  

31.  Review  of  functioning  of  Academy.—(1)  There  shall  be  a  review  of  the  functioning  of  the 
Academy once in every four years by persons of eminence to be appointed by the Council of Scientific 
and Industrial Research. 

(2) The Academy shall meet the expenses for conducting the review under sub-section (1) and upon 

receipt of the report of such review, the Board may take appropriate action. 

(3) In addition to the review under sub-section (1), the Board may conduct review of functioning of 
administrative  and  academic  wings  of  the  Academy,  in  such  manner  and  at  such  intervals,  as  may  be 
provided in the Statutes.  

32.  Appointments.—All  appointments  of  the  staff  of  the  Academy  (except  appointment  of  the 

Director), shall be made in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Statute, by— 

(a) the Board for the academic staff; 

(b) the Director, in any other case.  

33. Conditions of service.—(1) Every employee of the Academy shall be appointed on contractual 
basis  under  a  written  contract,  which  shall  be  lodged  with  the  Academy  and  a  copy  of  which  shall  be 
furnished to the employee concerned: 

Provided that all scientists and other employees of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 
engaged in the service of the Academy shall be governed by the service conditions, rules and regulations 
of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 

(2) The Academy shall have a flexible compensation system which recognises performance, as laid 

down in the Statutes, to bring the best talent in the Academy: 

Provided that the scientists of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research— 

(a) engaged in the service of the Academy; and 

(b) who draw their salary from the Council, 

shall be eligible for such allowances or honorarium, as may be determined by the Statute. 

34.  Arbitration.—(1)  Any  dispute  arising  out  of  a  contract  between  the  Academy  and  any  of  its 
employees shall, at the request of the employee concerned or at the instance of the Academy, be referred 
to a Tribunal of Arbitration consisting of one member appointed by the Director, one member nominated 
by the employee, and such two arbitrators shall appoint the third arbitrator who shall act as the presiding 
arbitrator. 

(2) The arbitration under sub-section (1) shall be governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 

1996 (26 of 1996). 

 35. Resignation, removal and suspension of Chairperson and other Members or Director.—(1) 
The  Chairperson  or  any  Member  of  the  Board  other  than  ex  officio  Members  of  the  Board  or  Director 
may,  by  notice  in  writing  under  his  hand  addressed  to  the  President  of  the  Council  of  Scientific  and 
Industrial Research, resign his office: 

Provided that the Chairperson or such Member or Director shall, unless he is permitted by the President 
of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research to relinquish his office sooner, continue to hold office 

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until the expiry of three months from the date of receipt of such notice or until a person duly appointed as 
his successor enters upon his office or until the expiry of his term of office, whichever is the earliest. 

(2) The  President  of  the  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  may  remove  from  office the 

Chairperson or any Member of the Board or the Director, who— 

(a) has been adjudged an insolvent; or 

(b)  being  the  Director  has  engaged  at  any  time,  during  his  term  of  office,  in  any  paid 

employment; or 

(c) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, involves 

moral turpitude; or 

(d)  has  become  physically  or  mentally  incapable  of  acting  as  such  Chairperson  or  Member  or 

Director; or 

(e) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or 

(f) has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the exercise of 

his functions as such Chairperson or Member or Director; or 

(g)  has  so  abused  his  position  as  to  render  his  continuance  in  office  prejudicial  to  the  public 

interest; or 

(h) has been guilty of proved misbehavior; or 

(i) has such other disqualifications as may be prescribed. 

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Chairperson or a Member of the Board 
or the Director shall not be removed from his office on the grounds specified in clause (f) or clause (g) or 
clause (h) of sub-section (1), except by an order made by the President of the Council of Scientific and 
Industrial Research after an inquiry made in this behalf in which such Chairperson or Member or Director 
has  been  informed  of  the  charges  against  him  and  given  a  reasonable  opportunity  of  being  heard  in 
respect of those charges. 

(4) In the event of inquiry instituted under sub-section (2), the President of the Council of Scientific 
and Industrial Research may suspend such Chairperson or Member or Director against whom inquiry has 
been instituted for a period not exceeding six months if it is considered necessary in public interest. 

(5)  The  President  of  the  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  may,  by  rules,  regulate  the 

procedure for the inquiry referred to in sub-section (2). 

(6)  In  case  any  nominated  member  under  clause  (k)  of  sub-section  (1)  of  section  11  in  the  Board 
incurs  any  of  the  disqualifications  under  clauses  (a)  to  (i)  of  sub-section  (1),  such  nominated  member 
shall not be eligible to be nominated as such and his nomination as nominated member shall be revoked 
by those who nominated such member.  

36. Meetings.—The meetings of the Board, Senate, or other committees constituted by the Academy 
may be held using contemporary tools of information and communication technologies (including video-
conferencing) without the members necessarily having to be physically present.  

37.  Vacancies,  etc.,  not  to  invalidate  acts  or  proceedings  of  Board,  Academy  or  any  other 
body.—No act of the Board or the Academy or any other body set up under this Act or the Statutes, shall 
be invalid merely by reason of— 

 (a) any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution thereof; or 

(b)  any  defect  in  the  selection,  nomination  or  appointment  of  a  person  acting  as  a  member 

thereof; or 

(c) any irregularity in its procedure not affecting the merits of the case.  

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38. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of 
this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, 
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing 
the difficulty: 

Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of three years from the 

commencement of this Act. 

(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before 
each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised 
in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately 
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification 
in the order or both Houses agree that the order should not be made, the order shall thereafter have effect 
only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification 
or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that order. 

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